Alton

Summary

Alton is a city in the United States^[1]. Alton ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,736 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alton is located in Madison County^[3].
• Alton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Alton is on the body of water Mississippi River^[5].
• Alton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Alton's postal code is recorded as 62002^[7].
• Alton's Commons category is recorded as Alton, Illinois^[8].
• Alton's local dialing code is recorded as +1 618^[9].
• 1818 marks the founding of Alton^[10].
• Alton's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.90028, 'longitude': -90.15972}^[11].
• Alton's official website is recorded as http://www.alton-il.com^[12].
• Alton's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofaltonil.gov/^[13].
• Alton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alton, Illinois^[14].
• Alton has a population of {'amount': '+30496'}^[15].
• Alton has a population of {'amount': '+27865'}^[16].
• Alton has a population of {'amount': '+25676'}^[17].
• Alton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Alton's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Alton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Alton's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• Alton's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band^[22].
• Alton's official name is recorded as Alton^[23].
• Alton's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Alton, Illinois^[24].
• Alton's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32414045^[25].
• Alton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+11325'}^[26].
• Alton's native label is recorded as Alton^[27].

Body

Geography

Alton is in the country of United States^[4]. Alton is located in Madison County^[3]. Alton is on the body of water Mississippi River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+43.345054'}^[28] and {'amount': '+43.347485'}^[29]. Alton sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+150'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30496'}^[15], {'amount': '+27865'}^[16], and {'amount': '+25676'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Alton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].

History and Context

1818 marks the founding of Alton^[10].

Why It Matters

Alton ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,736 views/month).^[2] Alton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Alton is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]